Calcium and Cellular Secretion

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. General Introduction

   • Ronald P. Rubin

   Pages 1-43

3. Survey of Calcium Action in Stimulus-Secretion Coupling

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   Pages 45-178

4. Nature of the Role of Calcium in Secretion

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   Pages 179-196

5. Interaction of Calcium with Other Putative Mediators

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   Pages 197-215

6. Epilogue

   • Ronald P. Rubin

   Pages 217-218

7. Back Matter

   Pages 219-276

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Since the publication of my previous monograph in 1974, important progress has been made in the broad area of calcium research, partic­ ularly as it pertains to secretory phenomena. The significant advance in methodology, while widening the scope of our knowledge, has caused research in this particular area to become more and more specialized. It has, therefore, become increasingly difficult for researchers to consider and evaluate work outside their own areas of specialization and to com­ prehend the field from a broad perspective. While many valuable re­ views on the importance of calcium in cellular function are being pro­ duced, they have not attempted to pull together all of the existing knowledge into a more general narrative. This volume brings together experimental data and theories from diverse sources, and attempts to synthesize into a broad conceptual framework the massive amount of specialized information that presently exists in the general area of cal­ cium metabolism and the secretory process. It is impossible in a book of this length to discuss specific references in detail and still maintain readability, so generalizations must be made.

• Calcium
• experiment
• growth
• information
• metabolism
• protein

• Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

  Ronald P. Rubin

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